When the Minnesota Vikings faced the Chicago Bears on Nov. 16, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater wasn't fully ready to take advantage of a defense that's been one of the league's most porous against the pass this season. Bridgewater might be there now. ...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman dropped a bombshell Wednesday when he decided to start quarterback Jimmy Clausen on Sunday against the Detroit Lions, instead of Jay Cutler. From a performance standpoint, Cutler deserved to be benche...

It's hard to have faith in either team right now, with the New Orleans Saints (5-8) having lost four of their last five and the Chicago Bears (5-8) having lost five of their last seven. It has also become impossible to predict which Saints team wi...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions snapped their Thanksgiving Day losing streak last season after annihilating the Green Bay Packers. Now, the Lions are in a critical situation and Chicago might fit into helping the Lions find their struggling of...

Minnesota comes into this game on a two-game winning streak against bad opponents. But momentum is momentum, and the Vikings are coming off a bye week and extra prep time for the Chicago Bears. So to assume the Bears automatically win this game would...

The Green Bay Packers' defense turned in one of its most complete performances of the season in Sunday's blowout of the Chicago Bears. They finally proved they could stop the run. But it would be foolish at this point to bank on that kind of performa...

Chicago Bears reporter Michael C. Wright revises his season prediction at the midway point of the season: Preseason prediction: 10-6 Revised prediction: 8-8 Why the Bears will finish worse: The second half of the Bears' season shapes up favo...

San Francisco 49ers reporter Paul Gutierrez revises his season prediction at the midway point of the season: Preseason prediction: 11-5 Revised prediction: 10-6 Why the 49ers will finish worse: For one reason, I had the Niners at 5-3 at the ...

Miami Dolphins reporter James Walker revises his season prediction at the midway point of the season: Preseason prediction: 8-8 Revised prediction: 9-7 Why the Dolphins will finish with a better record: The Dolphins are 5-3 and a little ahea...

The Miami Dolphins (2-3) find themselves at a crossroads when they travel to face the Chicago Bears (3-3) on Sunday. This is a big game, as Miami can get back to .500 or lose for the fourth time in five games. The Dolphins have enough talent to ma...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Chicago Bears team that rushed for 235 yards last week against Green Bay should be foaming at the mouth as it prepares for a Carolina Panthers defense that has given up 391 yards rushing the last two games. It appears to be a m...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- If the preseason is any indication, the Buffalo Bills' defense can hold its own against the Chicago Bears this Sunday. The defensive line, a talented group that has shown the ability to control the line of scrimmage, should pres...

Think the Buffalo Bills' first ESPN.com Power Ranking of the season was bad? After being voted the 29th-best team in the NFL by more than 75 ESPN NFL experts this week, the Bills didn't fare much better in our 2014 game-by-game predictions. I p...